Telegram-herald., 1887-06-05
a MODEL SHOW.
Detroit UnhesitAsiak'y ADDS It's Endorse
meat % Gsaeins Nerit.

Detroit CnhesitAsiak, ADDS It's Endorso-
lnsnt % saains Herlt
sells Brothers triple circus. museum,
usenssare. hippodrone and Wild West
VII exhibit ia this eity nsxt Tuesday. when
= ROYAL welcome will undoubtedly bs ae-
corded them By the people OF Grand Rap
it8 aud vicinity. The Detroit free ffess
thus endorses the show.
The first circus Of the season was here
YESTERDAY aua tie sells Brothers. who own
znd Inarsge IL, captured the town. Every
one knows that CIRCUS day" Is an event,
and ia place ike New YORK. Philadelphia
AID other laLge cities. with narrow streets,
no one Is surprised 70 see crowds which ex-
tend lrOM Val 90 val, but with our broad
avenues no enc expects TO see a crowd
Ihr0ush which even a circus procession
With rs monstrous elephant, awkward
camels and splendid horses can. with dith-
Guilty. force is way. yet sgcA was the case
Yesterday, and ia lie dense am the princi-
pal sufferers were the little cnes, who were
made the excuse for allowing their elders 10
enjoy the splendoFs OF the pageant.
Baby carts by the thousand. Ihey were
waiting hours heeors the proper time on
Wood eerg.-aye., o. the City Hall steps, ca
tie Campus Martltn. on. M0nroe-ave. and
ereryw mere along the advertised route Of
the procession. And every cart had car
g0of one or two babies, FOR the dear little
darlings must see the sights-at least their
nurses must--and they waited for the
parade. 50 did al the small boys IN town
aud so did half OF the adult population
who could get the chsnee- They were
bound % zee Il. even il they never saw any
.aing else and they were well paid for their
trouble. for ~ fine display has seldom
been seen in Detroit. Elephants. csmels.
horses and mules, lat and fresh after win
ters rest. performers Is weg fitting, be-
coming aud new costumes. wagons and
chATiC Is resplendent in new paint aud IN
tarnished gliding. @ens OF splendid per-
forming animals with their keepers riding
with them and keeping them in order with
eye and whip, and three or four. excellent
bands, 70 ssy nothing Of discordant
calhope.
There was two performances. each OF
which was attended by az immense aud
ience. The mensgerie Is large; the animals
are IL superb con0iiion anu some of theal
! are exceedingly rare. The performing anil
mails are ali well trained. and the exhibit
ton would Dc exceedingly attractive even
| Il there was 40 gymnastic or equestrian
| performances connected with IL. But there
i performances and good one. too.
/ Hippodrcme races, 10 which the daring
riders sand erect upon two horses at once
/ feariessly urging them with the whip anu
/ voice as they dash around the grand hippo
/ drome track, conscious all the time that 9
/ slip or IA. means almost ce-taip death;
a memory Of she war, when THERE was .
bold push for the front in a hOtly contested
battle, Is seen in the dashing race with
brass hoWitzers. the horses hercciy
striving 10 be the nrst 70 resch
the goal a suggestion Of the sports o
ancient Rome as the chsriOteers whip their
maidened steeds in q headlong contest o
/ soeed and in addition all OF the features o
the modern circus. including riding. gym
nasties. frats Of dexteriGy and strength an
ail Of the acts which the art OF the artist
the enSrsver and the printer yividly pOr
I tray TO excite the curiosity and induce tut
attendance OF the public. Then. too. ther'
Is Wild West sc0w. with Usai indians ans
real COWBOYS, which is 4 pleasing entertain
| ment IN itssH. The show was model on
IL every respect and the Aessrs. Selis II
| their tour Of the state viii no doubt b
stni irentlv succt ssful n pleasing other com
mnuities as they certainly cid the people o
Detroit.